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SANITARY STAFF.
In February, 1895, a communication on the subject of the adequacy of the
sanitary staff of the parish was received from the London County Council by the
Vestry, who acting upon the recommendation of the Public Health Committee,
decided to appoint an additional sanitary inspector. The parish having been divided
to form a fourths anitary district, Mr. Brown, formerly sanitary inspector in Croydon
and Stoke Newington, was appointed sanitary inspector by the Vestry and began his
duties in May. Subsequently the adequacy of the sanitary staff again came under the
Vestry's consideration and it was decided to appoint another inspector and in
December, Mr. Jordan formerly sanitary inspector in Walthamstow, was placed on
the sanitary staff by the Vestry.
The parish was divided into five sanitary districts, which were numbered 1 to 5,
No. 1 district having an area of 133 acres and a population at the 1896 census of
29,575, with an estimated number of houses of 3,221, was assigned to Mr. Lear; No.
2 district, having an area of 109 acres, an estimated population of 13,401, and
a number of inhabited houses estimated at 1,587 was assigned to Mr. Quelch; No. 3
district, having an area of 150 acres, a population at the 1896 census of 24,512, and
3010 inhabited houses, was assigned to Mr. Firth; No. 4 district with an area of 120
acres, a census population of 27,645, and a number of inhabited houses estimated at
2,768, was allotted to Mr. Brown; and, No. 5 district which has an area of 137 acres,
a population estimated at 27,351 with 3,182 inhabited houses, was assigned to
Mr. Jordan.
Tho smaller district was assigned to Mr. Quelch by reason of his being the
Inspector under the Food and Drugs Acts, and also appointed to perform the duties
under the smoke nuisance sections of the Public Health (Lond.) Act, 1891, for the
whole parish.
Consequent upon the resignation of Mr. Barr, the clerk in the Public Health
Department, who was appointed by the Vestry to a post in another department, the
Public Health Committee, taking into consideration the increase in the number of
Sanitary Inspectors and the increasing amount of clerical work, recommended that
additional clerical assistance should be obtained, and Mr. Rodford was appointed clerk
and Mr. Flaxman, assistant clerk.
The sanitary staff consists now of the following officers.
1. A medical officer of health.
2. A public analyst.
3. A chief inspector and 5 inspectors.
4. A clerk, an assistant clerk, and a messenger.
5. A disinfecting officer and 2 assistants.
6. A mortuary keeper.
7. A caretaker for the Vestry's shelter.